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freehood

freehood noun: the state or condition of being free; freedom.

Noun

freehood (usually uncountable, plural freehoods)

  1. (nonstandard, rare, usually) The state or condition of being free; freedom.
    • Here the citizens of Ghent took the oath of allegiance to each new Count on his accession, after they had compelled him to swear in good old Teutonic style "to uphold and see upheld all the standing wits (laws), fore-rights (regulations), freehoods, and wonts of the Countship and town of Ghent."1897, Grant Allen, Cities of Belgium
    • Freedom is not Freitum, but Freiheit, literally freehood.1957, John Steinbeck, Holiday

Forms of freehood

pluralfreehoods

Origin of freehood

From free + -hood. Probably modelled after German Freiheit (“freedom”), Dutch vrijheid (“freedom”). More at freedom.

Questions about freehood

What does freehood mean?
Freehood means the state or condition of being free; freedom.
What part of speech is freehood?
Freehood is a noun.
What is the plural of freehood?
The plural of freehood is freehoods.

Words near freehood in the dictionary

  1. freeholders
  2. freeholdership
  3. freeholding
  4. freeholdings
  5. freeholds
  6. freehood
  7. freehoods
  8. freehub
  9. freehubs
  10. freeing
  11. freeing up

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